The Chicago Police Department is now officially under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice. The move comes in the wake of the fatal shooting of
The city of Chicago is in disarray. Two weeks after the Chicago Police Department was forced to release the video of Laquan McDonald’s fatal shooting, major
Chevrolet and The Rainbow Push Coalition hosted a series of Money Matters Financial Empowerment workshops in Chicago recently. The workshops were designed to provide information
[jwplatform L7YmmuLo] India Arie visited the Kroc Center on the south side of Chicago for ‘The Experience.’ She shared some stories and at the end
If it were up to Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Police Department, the video of Laquan McDonald’s killing would likely have never been viewed
I’ve had the pleasure of attending a few of Dedry Jones ‘The Experience’ events. They have all been very good; however, the most recent one
The tragic murder of Laquan McDonald by Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke has set the city of Chicago on edge. The “16 shots” hashtag
Lupe Fiasco and his M.U.R.A.L (Magnifying Urban Realities and Affecting Lives) foundation recently hosted its second annual bake-off event in celebration of the nationwide initiative #GivingTuesday.
Nick Cannon’s typical public persona doesn’t exactly scream “hard-core gangbanger,” so when it was revealed that the actor, host, recording artist and mogul would be starring in Spike Lee’s “Chi-Raq” as a gangleader, a lot of critics scoffed.
Spike Lee’s Chi-Raq opens with a declaration of emergency and shortly thereafter, you hear the voice of Father Michael Pfelger, a white priest from Chicago’s South Side who has long been active against violence in the community.
There is honor in being your truest self. There is courage in pursuing your dreams no matter what obstacles can present themselves. Any individual who
Officer Jason Van Dyke will be released from jail at some point this week. This will occur because a Cook County judge believed it was
[jwplatform oLhKYdOg] Lawrence Mead from Huey Gang speaks his mind about freedom and police brutality during a march for Laquan McDonald in Chicago. Laquan McDonald
Small Business Saturday was celebrated recently in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago. “Shop Small Shop Bronzeville” was hosted by the Quad Communities Development Corporation. Valerie
Chicago police likely attempted to cover up the murder of Laquan McDonald. According to the Chicago Tribune, a Burger King district manager revealed that the footage
Prominent Black artist Eldzier Cortor died Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015 in Long Island, NY. He was 99. Cortor was born Jan. 10, 1916 in Richmond, Virginia and
[jwplatform TMZCWrI9] Protesters seeking justice for the alleged murder of Laquan McDonald and activists block stores from receiving customers on “Black Friday” in Chicago.
Photos by Melanie L. Brown Activists in Chicago joined forces downtown on the Magnificent Mile to shutdown holiday spending in protest of the alleged murder of
The Chicago Police Department has made an arrest in the brutal shooting of 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee. Lee was lured into an alley and shot execution-style in
[jwplatform zrKmFbqW] Rolling out TV hit the streets to get a pulse of the citizens of Chicago as they protested the senseless killing of teenager Laqaun
